He is Risen: The Resurrection in Matthew 28
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, the belief in God's saving grace and mercy through Jesus is void. When Jesus rose from the dead, he proved his divinity as the Son of God and his works of atonement, redemption, reconciliation, and salvation. The resurrection was a real, physical raising of Jesus’ body from the dead.
English - we have continued on with our RWI lessons. During these sessions we all focus on phonics, reading, spelling and sentence development. We have also been working on our pre-cursive handwriting in which we focus on how to write our letters, starting on the line. We are continuing to work hard on our common exception words, reading them in class every day!
Maths - this week we have continued to work on adding together two 2 digit numbers by making a number bond to 10. We are making good progress with this now.
Science - this week we completed our Seasonal Change topic by examining each of the seasons and describing some of its features.
Art - the children’s work this week has been inspired by the artist Jasper Johns and his letter series. We have also made Easter cards and chick baskets!
RE -Holy Week -Our focus this week has been the story of Holy Week and how Jesus sacrificed Himself for us. We have spoken about forgiveness and how this should be our key word of the season.
We have also enjoyed a couple of visits to Year 5 to see their ducklings! We have been amazed by how quickly they have grown and the sweet noises they make! See pictures at the end of the blog.
Many congratulations to KS2 this week - their reflections have been beautiful, reflective and poignant.
Many congratulations to this weeks winners….
Golden Award - Arlo for his super attitude towards all his learning and showing good behaviour for learning.
Writing Award - Esmae for an improvement in her independent writing - keep up the hard work.
Maths Award - Amelia for super work in Fluent in Five Mental Maths each day
PE will be on Monday and Friday so please send the children into class in the PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.
Water bottles - all the children were given a new school bottle this week. This will come home each night to be cleaned and re-filled. Please only use the school bottles and ensure your child brings theirs each day. Lost water bottles can be replaced at the school office, but I am afraid you will have to pay for those. Year 1 have white tops.
I will not be in class on a Thursday afternoon, as it is my release time. This will be covered by Mrs Gilheaney, Miss Simons and Mrs Connolly and is also when the children will have Music with Mrs Watson
Party Invitations - I am afraid that Miss Simons and I will not be able to give out party invitations in class. Please do not send your child into class with them for them to give out - it creates upset and fuss about something that takes place outside of school.Thank-you for your understanding with this matter.
Key Rings - please do not put key rings onto your child’s school bag, it create fuss in class and then upset if they are lost.
School bag - please continue to use the red book bag that your child was given in Reception, we don’t not have the room to store large bags. Many thanks for your help with this matter.
Homework Expectations - please see the Homework page for what I expect the children to do at home…..don’t worry, it’s mainly just reading!! Yr1 Homework — Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School (squarespace.com)
Lent Calendar - to share at home
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Clickbait This free information guide addresses clickbait – a widespread digital marketing strategy which carries several significant online safety risks for impressionable youngsters.
We hope you find this guide informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all.
Thank-you so much for joining us for our Lenten Liturgy in Church on Tuesday. It was lovely to see so many of you there, supporting your children and Fr Frank. The children LOVE Fr Frank - his liturgies are a huge hit with the children and we always enjoy it when he comes to join us for worship in class. It was so nice to join him in Church this time. Thank-you so much for your support.
We are delighted to be able to share with you the Good News Gospel readings for families. Please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6
Please take a look at these Ten Ten resources to support prayer and worship at home.
http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/
And finally…..may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy and Holy Easter. May the light of the Lord shine upon you all. Mrs Hollinghurst, Miss Simons and all the Year 1 team.
School returns on Tuesday 9th April 2024…last term in Year 1!!
A few photos of our week….
